Dress



B. H. SCOTFORD.

DRESS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 30,1920- RENEWED APR-12,1922.

Patentefl Nov; M, 1922.

attorney BARON nnnnr soo'rronn, or ATLANTIC CITY, new JEESEY.

DRESS.

Application filed July 30, 1920, Serial No. 4%,068! Renewed April 12, 1922. Serial No. 551,831.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, BARON HENRY Scorronn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State oi? New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dresses, of which the following isa, speci-v fication.

lily invention. relates to dresses and particularly to dresses made of detachable sections or parts and designed to be worn principally by girls and children. i f

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, useful and attractive dress which is made in sections 'detachably fastened together, which may be easily and quickly put on or taken off and conveniently handled in laundering, and whichconsists o1 a'minimum number of parts or sections, each of unusually simple outline and design. v

In the accompanying drawing, wherein two embodiments of my invention are illustrated, and wherein similar numerals refer to like parts in the several views,-

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the preferred form of dress, as it appears when worn,

Figure 2 is a backelevational view of a modified form of dress, in assembled condition, o I Figure 3 is a plan view or" one of the dress sections of the form of dress illustrated in Fig. 2, I I v Figure i is a similar view of one of the dress sections of the preferred form of dress i p shown in Fig. l, and v Figure 5 is a like view of the belt section. The dress which constitutes my invention preferably consists o'ithree parts or sections.

Two of these sections are identical in shape and together form the dress proper; the

third section acts as a belt. The manner or arrangement of the sections when combined to form a dress is shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The dress sections are oi the general form and configuration illustrated in or 4:, while the belt section is of the iorm illustrated in 5.

My sectional dress may suitable fabric or other material, such as cotton, linen, silk, etc. The belt section may or may not be of the same material as the other sections. Each of the two: main dress sections cons1sts of an elongated, relatively be. made of any.

narrow strip or piece of material 1 of general panel shape. It may be made in two parts detachably connected to each other bybuttons, snap fasteners, or other suitable means at the median line or portion 2, but i prefer to have each section. 11. made of a single piece of material.

The dress section 1. may be of uniform width throughout its length, but it will be understood that these relative dimensions may be varied at will as the design of they dress is changed, so long as the section or panel is symmetrical'irom its median or shoulder portion 2 to its end portions 3. in the form of dress illustrated in Figs. 2 and 8 the dress sections are of uniform or substantially uni form width. The preferred forms of dress, however, have one or both sides of each dress section concaved to provide a relatively narrow waist and shoulder portion for the garment, Figs. 1 and 4t illustrating an example of this type of dress sec tions. The latter form usually is made without a sleeve. In either form of dress the shoulder portion may be nan'owedto suit able or desired width with respect to the rest or the dress by means of gathers, plaits or tucks. I I

In the modified form of dress shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the dress section 1' is provided at its middle portion 2 with a late *ally-pro jecting wing 4;, wl lch, when the dress is assembled, forms an extended arm or SllQlll." der portion presenting the appearance of a short sleeve when the dress is in use. This sleeve-forming wing portion may be inte-' gral with the section 1 or maybe cut out separately and fastened thereto permanently by sewing or detachably by snap fasteners or other suitable means. It a sleeveless dress is desired, the shoulder or sleeve portion t may be dispensed with.

Each dress section. 1 is provided along its edges at and near each end with devices, preferably snap "fasteners 5, 5', by which, when thcsection is folded over upon itself from end to end, the two ends may be detachably secured together, members 5 of the snap. fasteners engaging complementary members 5 at the opposite end of the dress section 1. r I

The belt section 7, as shown, consists of a straight strip of fabric of uniform width, but obviously the shape of the belt between its ends may be varied to suit the particular design or pattern of dress with which it is used and of which it forms a part, so long as the two ends of the belt are of the same width, or substantially so.

The belt section 7 is also provided with one or more buttons, snap fasteners,or other suitable devices 11 by means of which the ends of the belt may be fastened together.

The manner of applying and wearing the dress which forms the subject-matter of my invention is made clear in Fig. 1. To put the dress on, one of the dress sections 1 is laid or draped over one shoulder of the wearer, with its median portion on the shoulder and the two ends hanging free, one at the front and the other at the back of the wearer. These ends are then drawn together and fastened on the outside and inside of the lower limb of the wearer, so-that the limb projects through the fastened ends, provision therefor being made by suitably spacing the fastening devices, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4, to form a leg opening. 10.

The section 1 is thus draped diagonally across the body. The second section is similarly placed, with its middle portion on the other shoulder, and drawn diagonally across the body, crossing the first section at both the front and back of the wearer, its ends being in turn brought together and fastened in like manner about the limb of the wearer.

The belt section is then placed about the body of the wearer at or near the waist line, so that, it encircles both of the diagonally disposed and crossed dress sections 1. The

belt. section 7 may also be detachably fastened to one of the dress sectionsafter it is in place, or before its ends have been brought together, by means of a snap fastener 8, 8, or bysome other suitable device. When a snap fastener is employed, one of its members 8 is secured to the belt and the other member-8 to one of the dress sections.

The ends of the belt may be connected by any suitable fasteners, such as buttons 11,

y or snap fasteners.

The manner of wearing the form of dress illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 isslightly different, although the manner of putting it on is practically the same. In this form the lower limb does not go through the dress between the meeting ends of the dress sections, but the ends are drawntogether and fastened at their ends throughout their entire'width on the outside of the lower limb of the wearer, the limbs projecting between and through the parts of the folded-oversections on the inside and just above the connected ends. The ends of the dress sections maybe fastened together along their lower ends at the outer side or left unfastened as desired, the dress usually having suflicient fullness to make the fastening at this pointunnecess'ary;

usually intended to be worn with bloomers, 4

tights, or some other garment of a similar nature, but the use of such undergarments is not necessary where the dress has sufficient fullness, especially if the fullness is sufliciently great in the bottom or skirt portion of the dress sections. The required or desired fullness may be obtained either by making each of the dress sections with plaits throughout its entire length or at its two end portions or at its shoulder portion, or by making the dress section plain but of sufiicient width at each end to give the desired fullness at the bottom or skirt portion.

If desired, the two dress sections 1 may be attached by a permanent or detachable fastening device 12, and the two sections put on together instead of separately, should the wearer prefer to do so. a

I claim 1.; A dress comprising a plurality of separate sections, detachable from one another throughout their length and crossing one another in the region of the waist line of the, wearer, and a section encircling said first-mentioned sections near their point of crossing for detachably retaining said sections inposition. I

2. A dress comprising a plurality of separate longitudinal sections detachable from crossing one another at the frontand back of the dress, each of said longitudinal sections extending the full length of the dress, and means for detachably retaining said dress sections in'position.

3. A-dress comprising a plurality of longitudinal sections crossing one another in the region of the waistline, said sections diverging from one anotherabove and below the point of crossing to form shoulder portions and leg or skirt'portions, respectively, and means for holding said sections in crossed relation. y

4. A dress comprising a pair of longitudinal sections disposed diagonally across one another, each of said sections being folded over upon itself from end to end, means for detachably securing the opposite ends of each dress section together, and means for detachably securing said dress sections to one another.

5. A dress comprising a pair of dress sections and a belt sectiom the dress sections being disposed diagonally across one an-[ other and the belt section encircling both of said dress sections near their point of crossing, each of said dress sections consiting of an elongated strip of material folded over uponitself from end to end, and means for detachably securing the opposite ends of each folded section together.

6. A dress comprising a pair of dress secitself from end to end to form a looped tions and a belt section, the dress sections shoulder portion, Waist portions, and end being disposed diagonally across one anor skirt portions, and means for detachably 10 other and the belt section encircling said securing the opposite ends of each of the 5 dress sections near their point of crossing, folded sections together, encircling the leg each of said dress sections consisting of an of the wearer. elongated strip of material folded over upon BARON HENRY SCOTFORD. 

